Alex Ovechkin has officially made NHL history! On April 6 against the New York Islanders, Ovechkin scored his 895th career NHL goal, breaking the league record held by Wayne Gretzky since 1999.

Having passed Wayne Gretzky for NHL goal-scoring supremacy, the Washington Capitals captain has nothing more to prove. So ...

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Alex Ovechkin finally did it ... the 895th goal of his career to officially break Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL record mark. It's one of those records we once truly never thought would fall ...

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The Capitals star was forced to deal with some adversity over the past two seasons that may have delayed reaching Gretzky's all-time mark. In 2023-24, Ovechkin had what can be cat ...

Five charts how Capitals Alex Ovechkin equaled Wayne Gretzky's career goal scoring title and how both dominated the NHL.

Capitals star Alex Ovechkin matched Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux in postseason history with a goal in Game 5 against the ...

Alex Ovechkin added another accomplishment to his illustrious career just over two weeks since breaking Wayne Gretzky's ...

The Washington Capitals star came into Friday's game two goals shy of tying the NHL's career record, set decades ago by the great Wayne Gretzky. The Capitals have six games left in the regular season.

ARLINGTON, VA – The Washington Capitals announced today several initiatives across the Washington, D.C., region in honor of Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin becoming the NHL’s All-Time goals leader.

Heather Khalifa for the NY Post From left: FBI director Kash Patel, Janet Gretzky, Wayne Gretzky and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman watch the Islanders-Capitals game before Alex Ovechkin's record ...